Actress and activist Angelina Jolie opened up to Harper’s BAZAAR about her split from Brad Pitt, her relationship with her six children and her feelings about the #MeToo movement.
Jolie might not be appearing in as many Hollywood blockbusters barring her recent Maleficent sequel, but she’s been busy. She’s been working with the UN Refugee Agency and she’s a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.
“I would love to live abroad and will do so as soon as my children are 18. Right now I’m having to base where their father chooses to live,” she explained, talking about her ex-husband, actor Brad Pitt, who currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Jolie previously spoke about their divorce, saying that after their complicated 2016 divorce she didn't "recognize" herself anymore.
“My children know my true self, and they have helped me to find it again and to embrace it. They have been through a lot. I learn from their strength. As parents, we encourage our kids to embrace all that they are, and all that they know in their hearts to be right, and they look back at us and want the same for us,” she said.
The Maleficent star's children have been making headlines lately, with daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt announcing a new jewelry line and with son Maddox Jolie-Pitt currently studying in Seoul.
While she’s focused on her career and family now, she doesn’t regret her younger years. “If nobody ever rebelled, nothing would ever change,” she told the magazine.
She also spoke to them about what’s expected for wives and mothers, telling the publication, “Labeling people and putting them into boxes isn’t freedom. Difference and diversity are what I value most—in my family and in others.
She opened up about #MeToo, saying, “As anybody knows, the usual starting point in any situation like this is an independent inquiry by experts who can look into the facts and identify what legal changes and protections are needed so there is some measure of independent expert scrutiny and accountability. That hasn’t happened.”
